Christchurch earthquake: Food companies swing in to deliver supplies

The Food & Grocery Council has sent a report to the Government detailing the progress large companies are making in delivering emergency supplies to Christchurch.

Here are the details:

- Coca-Cola Amatil has distributed 300 pallets of water and is doing another 60 pallets per day until further notice.

- Fonterra has distributed fresh water from tankers and UHT milk

- Sanitarium is distributing breakfast products daily to emergency centres via four wheel drives and trailers. Sanitarium's centre at Harewood Road remains in full swing. Locals are using Sanitarium's water bore for fresh water.

- Goodman Fielder have reestablished baking at its Essex St bakery and are delivering 40,000 loaves per day to emergency centres and open stores. Plans are in place to send down more than 50 pallets of freshly baked pizzas and pies for free distribution. This is in addition to biscuits and cakes. These are likely to be donated through the Salvation Army.

- Hubbards has delivered breakfast cereals to emergency groups

- Mars will be donating significant amounts of food, chocolate and petfood as well making a cash donation to the Red Cross.

- Unilever is working with Red Cross with tea, soups and cleaning products. It has offered to donate significant quantities of shelf stable staple food, personal care and home care items once it's clear what further support is needed. Unilever has already dispatched their refreshments trucks to give away Lipton Iced Tea and Streets Ice Cream refreshments.

Two trucks have already been out providing much needed refreshments to evacuation centres and emergency service areas. The company is also matching employee donations to Red Cross and the Salvation Army dollar for dollar.

- Frucor is distributing significant quantities of water to emergency centres from its Auckland and Kaiapoi sites.

- Nestle refreshment vans which can serve 200 people per hour are expected to arrive today. The company is donating significant amounts of product.

- George Weston is baking in Christchurch and has been delivering bread to open stores and free to emergency centres. They have delivered a large quantity to the Sanitarium site, which has been delivered to the centres and families at that site.

- Inghams has offered to donate poultry product and has donated $50,000 to the relief fund

- Heinz Wattie has distributed significant amounts of canned products and other goods to emergency centres. It is working closely with the Salvation Army.

- Cerebos Greggs has sent instant coffee up from Dunedin and donated $40,000 to Red Cross.

- SunRice has pledged 4700 packets of rice, which has been offered to the Salvation Army.

- DB is organising fresh water from its Timaru brewery, but awaits the nod of where to send this.

- Pfizer is coordinating with the Ministry of Health to donate medicines and infant formula

- National Foods has offered dairy and yogurt products.Toll has been assisting Civil Defence and is working on logistics.

- Oriental Merchants has pledged to the Salvation Army 3500 packs of instant noodles

- NZ Sugar has dispatched a range of sugar products to the Red Cross

- Abes Bagels has pledged 10,000 bagels to the Salvation Army.

- Charlies has sent 7 pallets of water.

- Mainfreight has offered transport services to FGC members to transport donations